The Evolution of Norman Identity, 911–1154 Webber Hardback Boydell Press

The Evolution of Norman Identity, 911-1154Author(s): Nick Webber\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Boydell Press\nISBN-13: 9781843831198, 978-1843831198\nSynopsis\nA close examination, through original sources, of the Norman self-image.\n\nDuring the period [tel], a newly-constituted people came to control not only a Frankish duchy, but also the kingdoms of England and Sicily. This people, composed of Scandinavian settlers and Frankish natives, came to be known as the Normans. This book examines the growth of the concept of the Norman people (gens Normannorum), through the self-perception of group members (Normanitas or \""Norman-ness\"") and the perceptions of \""others\"". Using identity models which deal with the interaction of various types of communities, it examines narrative sources (both internally and externally produced) in order to establish what it meant to be a Norman, both to the Normans themselves, and to those with whom t.